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Idaho milk production

18.26 billion pounds

Milk produced on Idaho dairy farms, 2025 (estimate)

+7.3% since 2024 (17.02 billion pounds); +29.4% since 2015 (14.11 billion pounds); 12-fold since 1975 (1.56 billion pounds)

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Milk Production, Disposition, and Income and Agricultural Prices, milk. Data period 2025. Status: estimate. Published .

Milk production, measured in pounds, for the year.

Change and comparison

From 1924 (709.00 million pounds) to 2025 (18.26 billion pounds), the figure grew 26-fold.

Over the most recent 5 years, 2020 (16.24 billion pounds) to 2025 (18.26 billion pounds), the change was +12.4%.

The latest figure, 2025, is the highest in the series, which begins in 1924.

Among 48 states, Idaho ranked 4th highest in 2024. California was highest at 40,288,000,000 pounds and Rhode Island lowest at 8,600,000 pounds. The headline figure above is in 2025; this ranking is in 2024.

Idaho is highest among its neighboring states at 17,022,000,000 pounds; Washington is next at 6,253,000,000 pounds.

Historical data

Idaho milk production, 1924 to 2025Idaho milk production, 1924 to 2025. Idaho: 709,000,000 in 1924, 18,258,000,000 in 2025.05B10B15B20B19502000IdahoPoundsIdaho milk production, 1924 to 2025Idaho milk production, 1924 to 2025. Idaho: 709,000,000 in 1924, 18,258,000,000 in 2025.05B10B15B20B19502000IdahoPoundsIdaho milk production, 1924 to 2025Idaho milk production, 1924 to 2025. Idaho: 709,000,000 in 1924, 18,258,000,000 in 2025.05B10B15B20B19401960198020002020IdahoPounds

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Milk Production, Disposition, and Income and Agricultural Prices, milk. Published .

Data table (102 rows)
PeriodIdaho (pounds)
1924709,000,000
1925769,000,000
1926806,000,000
1927841,000,000
1928865,000,000
1929932,000,000
19301,000,000,000
19311,027,000,000
19321,034,000,000
19331,056,000,000
19341,004,000,000
19351,043,000,000
19361,071,000,000
19371,075,000,000
19381,110,000,000
19391,164,000,000
19401,228,000,000
19411,324,000,000
19421,368,000,000
19431,369,000,000
19441,405,000,000
19451,349,000,000
19461,262,000,000
19471,271,000,000
19481,242,000,000
19491,160,000,000
19501,197,000,000
19511,214,000,000
19521,226,000,000
19531,390,000,000
19541,529,000,000
19551,518,000,000
19561,510,000,000
19571,527,000,000
19581,550,000,000
19591,591,000,000
19601,634,000,000
19611,646,000,000
19621,608,000,000
19631,575,000,000
19641,500,000,000
19651,475,000,000
19661,458,000,000
19671,457,000,000
19681,462,000,000
19691,420,000,000
19701,490,000,000
19711,550,000,000
19721,663,000,000
19731,657,000,000
19741,555,000,000
19751,555,000,000
19761,554,000,000
19771,600,000,000
19781,633,000,000
19791,721,000,000
19801,947,000,000
19812,162,000,000
19822,253,000,000
19832,303,000,000
19842,190,000,000
19852,421,000,000
19862,389,000,000
19872,375,000,000
19882,628,000,000
19892,669,000,000
19902,949,000,000
19912,919,000,000
19923,138,000,000
19933,229,000,000
19943,754,000,000
19954,210,000,000
19964,735,000,000
19975,193,000,000
19985,765,000,000
19996,453,000,000
20007,223,000,000
20017,757,000,000
20028,155,000,000
20038,774,000,000
20049,093,000,000
200510,161,000,000
200610,905,000,000
200711,549,000,000
200812,315,000,000
200912,150,000,000
201012,773,000,000
201113,251,000,000
201213,558,000,000
201313,431,000,000
201413,873,000,000
201514,114,000,000
201614,665,000,000
201714,633,000,000
201815,149,000,000
201915,635,000,000
202016,240,000,000
202116,412,000,000
202216,628,000,000
202316,827,000,000
202417,022,000,000
202518,258,000,000

Compared with other states

The headline figure above is in 2025; this comparison is in 2024.

Pounds

  1. United States225,889,000,000
  2. California40,288,000,000
  3. Wisconsin32,332,000,000
  4. Idaho17,022,000,000
  5. Washington6,253,000,000
  6. Oregon2,462,000,000
  7. Utah2,120,000,000
  8. Nevada778,000,000
  9. Wyoming248,200,000
  10. Montana198,000,000
  11. Alabama28,000,000
  12. Arkansas26,000,000
  13. Rhode Island8,600,000

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Milk Production, Disposition, and Income and Agricultural Prices, milk. Data period 2024. Published .

Data table (49 rows)
State2024
United States225,889,000,000
1. California40,288,000,000
2. Wisconsin32,332,000,000
3. Texas17,037,000,000
4. Idaho17,022,000,000
5. New York16,110,000,000
6. Michigan12,133,000,000
7. Minnesota10,396,000,000
8. Pennsylvania9,782,000,000
9. Washington6,253,000,000
10. Iowa6,012,000,000
11. New Mexico5,932,000,000
12. Ohio5,696,000,000
13. Colorado5,256,000,000
14. South Dakota4,952,000,000
15. Arizona4,692,000,000
16. Indiana4,516,000,000
17. Kansas4,226,000,000
18. Vermont2,479,000,000
19. Oregon2,462,000,000
20. Utah2,120,000,000
21. Florida2,029,000,000
22. Georgia1,940,000,000
23. Illinois1,696,000,000
24. Virginia1,397,000,000
25. Nebraska1,247,000,000
26. North Carolina857,000,000
27. Kentucky846,000,000
28. Maryland819,000,000
29. Missouri798,000,000
30. Nevada778,000,000
31. Oklahoma744,000,000
32. Maine545,000,000
33. Tennessee449,000,000
34. Connecticut424,000,000
35. Wyoming248,200,000
36. North Dakota228,000,000
37. New Hampshire204,000,000
38. Montana198,000,000
39. Massachusetts180,000,000
40. South Carolina145,000,000
41. Louisiana95,000,000
42. New Jersey84,000,000
43. Mississippi65,000,000
44. West Virginia59,000,000
45. Delaware47,200,000
46. Alabama28,000,000
47. Arkansas26,000,000
48. Rhode Island8,600,000

Dairy cows

725,000 head in 2026 (estimate). Milk cows kept for milk production, counted January 1.

Dairy cows, 1867 to 2026Dairy cows, 1867 to 2026. Milk cow inventory: 1,000 in 1867, 725,000 in 2026.0200k400k600k800k19002000Milk cowinventoryHeadDairy cows, 1867 to 2026Dairy cows, 1867 to 2026. Milk cow inventory: 1,000 in 1867, 725,000 in 2026.0200k400k600k800k190019502000Milk cowinventoryHeadDairy cows, 1867 to 2026Dairy cows, 1867 to 2026. Milk cow inventory: 1,000 in 1867, 725,000 in 2026.0200k400k600k800k190019502000Milk cowinventoryHead

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Milk Production, Disposition, and Income and Agricultural Prices, milk. Published .

Data table (160 rows)
PeriodMilk cow inventory (head)
18671,000
18681,000
18692,000
18703,000
18713,000
18723,000
18733,000
18744,000
18755,000
18766,000
18777,000
18788,000
18799,000
188010,000
188111,000
188212,000
188314,000
188416,000
188518,000
188619,000
188720,000
188822,000
188923,000
189024,000
189127,000
189230,000
189333,000
189436,000
189539,000
189642,000
189745,000
189847,000
189949,000
190052,000
190153,000
190254,000
190355,000
190457,000
190560,000
190664,000
190766,000
190869,000
190976,000
191086,000
191190,000
191294,000
1913102,000
1914112,000
1915120,000
1916126,000
1917135,000
1918139,000
1919136,000
1920118,000
1921122,000
1922128,000
1923134,000
1924147,000
1925160,000
1926163,000
1927168,000
1928170,000
1929173,000
1930178,000
1931190,000
1932199,000
1933205,000
1934214,000
1935208,000
1936198,000
1937202,000
1938202,000
1939206,000
1940217,000
1941232,000
1942253,000
1943266,000
1944277,000
1945274,000
1946244,000
1947239,000
1948229,000
1949227,000
1950218,000
1951216,000
1952218,000
1953231,000
1954240,000
1955245,000
1956238,000
1957228,000
1958228,000
1959228,000
1960228,000
1961223,000
1962221,000
1963214,000
1964201,000
1965191,000
1966178,000
1967171,000
1968169,000
1969162,000
1970142,000
1971145,000
1972151,000
1973160,000
1974151,000
1975149,000
1976144,000
1977142,000
1978139,000
1979141,000
1980148,000
1981159,000
1982168,000
1983175,000
1984172,000
1985165,000
1986174,000
1987162,000
1988160,000
1989170,000
1990170,000
1991185,000
1992178,000
1993185,000
1994193,000
1995220,000
1996245,000
1997268,000
1998280,000
1999302,000
2000332,000
2001354,000
2002377,000
2003390,000
2004412,000
2005435,000
2006473,000
2007502,000
2008530,000
2009554,000
2010550,000
2011574,000
2012581,000
2013580,000
2014565,000
2015579,000
2016587,000
2017600,000
2018600,000
2019614,000
2020640,000
2021646,000
2022652,000
2023661,000
2024663,000
2025700,000
2026725,000

Dairy cows by county

Head

  1. Gooding165,000
  2. Twin Falls105,000
  3. Jerome96,000
  4. Cassia70,000
  5. Canyon43,000
  6. Lincoln30,500
  7. Elmore28,500
  8. Owyhee24,500
  9. Ada18,200
  10. Minidoka17,900
  11. Payette16,000
  12. Jefferson14,500
  13. Franklin10,000
  14. Bingham6,000
  15. Caribou1,000
  16. Bear Lake600
  17. Bonneville400
  18. Bannock200
  19. Custer200
  20. Fremont200
  21. Madison200
  22. Idaho County100

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Milk Production, Disposition, and Income and Agricultural Prices, milk. Data period 2022. Published .

Ada County: 18,200 Head (2022)Adams County: no figureBannock County: 200 Head (2022)Bear Lake County: 600 Head (2022)Benewah County: no figureBingham County: 6,000 Head (2022)Blaine County: no figureBoise County: no figureBonner County: no figureBonneville County: 400 Head (2022)Boundary County: no figureButte County: no figureCamas County: no figureCanyon County: 43,000 Head (2022)Caribou County: 1,000 Head (2022)Cassia County: 70,000 Head (2022)Clark County: no figureClearwater County: no figureCuster County: 200 Head (2022)Elmore County: 28,500 Head (2022)Franklin County: 10,000 Head (2022)Fremont County: 200 Head (2022)Gem County: no figureGooding County: 165,000 Head (2022)Idaho County: 100 Head (2022)Jefferson County: 14,500 Head (2022)Jerome County: 96,000 Head (2022)Kootenai County: no figureLatah County: no figureLemhi County: no figureLewis County: no figureLincoln County: 30,500 Head (2022)Madison County: 200 Head (2022)Minidoka County: 17,900 Head (2022)Nez Perce County: no figureOneida County: no figureOwyhee County: 24,500 Head (2022)Payette County: 16,000 Head (2022)Power County: no figureShoshone County: no figureTeton County: no figureTwin Falls County: 105,000 Head (2022)Valley County: no figureWashington County: no figure
  • 100 to 239
  • 240 to 7,599
  • 7,600 to 18,079
  • 18,080 to 40,499
  • 40,500 to 165,000
  • No figure

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Milk Production, Disposition, and Income and Agricultural Prices, milk. Data period 2022. Published .

Data table (22 rows)
County2022
Gooding County165,000
Twin Falls County105,000
Jerome County96,000
Cassia County70,000
Canyon County43,000
Lincoln County30,500
Elmore County28,500
Owyhee County24,500
Ada County18,200
Minidoka County17,900
Payette County16,000
Jefferson County14,500
Franklin County10,000
Bingham County6,000
Caribou County1,000
Bear Lake County600
Bonneville County400
Bannock County200
Custer County200
Fremont County200
Madison County200
Idaho County100

Milk per cow

25,571 pounds per head in 2025 (estimate). Milk production per cow in the herd, for the year.

Milk per cow, 1924 to 2025Milk per cow, 1924 to 2025. Milk production per cow: 4,820 in 1924, 25,571 in 2025.010k20k30k19502000Milkproductionper cowPounds per headMilk per cow, 1924 to 2025Milk per cow, 1924 to 2025. Milk production per cow: 4,820 in 1924, 25,571 in 2025.010k20k30k19502000Milkproduction percowPounds per headMilk per cow, 1924 to 2025Milk per cow, 1924 to 2025. Milk production per cow: 4,820 in 1924, 25,571 in 2025.010k20k30k19401960198020002020Milk productionper cowPounds per head

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Milk Production, Disposition, and Income and Agricultural Prices, milk. Published .

Data table (102 rows)
PeriodMilk production per cow (pounds per head)
19244,820
19254,930
19265,040
19275,190
19285,340
19295,550
19305,750
19315,580
19325,440
19335,280
19345,020
19355,320
19365,520
19375,570
19385,720
19395,850
19405,930
19415,910
19425,700
19435,520
19445,620
19455,690
19465,870
19476,110
19486,210
19496,010
19506,300
19516,390
19526,320
19536,620
19546,980
19557,030
19567,260
19577,450
19587,600
19597,800
19608,090
19618,230
19628,160
19638,380
19648,380
19658,730
19669,000
19679,280
19689,747
19699,793
197010,347
197110,544
197210,729
197310,622
197410,436
197510,578
197610,867
197711,348
197811,664
197911,951
198012,643
198113,024
198212,948
198313,236
198413,273
198514,241
198614,392
198714,937
198815,643
198915,608
199016,475
199116,399
199217,148
199317,085
199418,048
199518,147
199618,496
199719,092
199819,743
199920,292
200020,816
200121,194
200221,018
200321,718
200421,446
200522,332
200622,346
200722,513
200822,432
200922,091
201022,647
201122,926
201223,376
201323,440
201424,127
201524,126
201624,647
201724,388
201824,834
201925,016
202025,178
202125,172
202225,348
202325,228
202425,330
202525,571

Price farms received

$21.00 per cwt in 2025 (estimate). Season-average price received per hundredweight of milk, for the marketing year.

Price farms received, 1980 to 2025Price farms received, 1980 to 2025. 2 series. Milk price received: 12.20 in 1980, 21.00 in 2025.10.0020.0030.0040.0050.00198020002020Milk pricereceived in2025dollarsMilk pricereceivedDollars per cwtPrice farms received, 1980 to 2025Price farms received, 1980 to 2025. 2 series. Milk price received: 12.20 in 1980, 21.00 in 2025.10.0020.0030.0040.0050.00198020002020Milk pricereceived in2025 dollarsMilk pricereceivedDollars per cwtPrice farms received, 1980 to 2025Price farms received, 1980 to 2025. 2 series. Milk price received: 12.20 in 1980, 21.00 in 2025.10.0020.0030.0040.0050.0019801990200020102020Milk pricereceived in 2025dollarsMilk pricereceivedDollars per cwt

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Milk Production, Disposition, and Income and Agricultural Prices, milk. Published .

Data table (46 rows)
PeriodMilk price received (dollars per cwt)Milk price received in 2025 dollars (dollars per cwt)
198012.2047.67
198112.8045.33
198212.7042.37
198312.8041.37
198412.7039.35
198512.1036.20
198611.7034.37
198711.5032.59
198811.2030.48
198912.3031.93
199012.2030.05
199111.1026.24
199212.0027.54
199312.2027.18
199412.3026.72
199512.2025.77
199613.9028.52
199712.3024.67
199814.5028.64
199913.0025.12
200010.6019.82
200113.5024.54
200211.3020.22
200311.5020.12
200415.0025.56
200514.0023.08
200611.8018.84
200717.8027.64
200817.1025.57
200911.8017.71
201014.9022.00
201118.4026.33
201217.9025.10
201319.2026.53
201423.1031.41
201516.7022.68
201616.1021.60
201717.2022.59
201815.7020.13
201918.3023.04
202018.4022.89
202118.7022.22
202225.8028.38
202320.6021.77
202422.8023.40
202521.0021.00

What the milk was worth

$3.8 billion in 2025 (estimate). Milk production valued at the season-average price received, for the year.

What the milk was worth, 1983 to 2025What the milk was worth, 1983 to 2025. 2 series. Milk value of production: $298,353,000 in 1983, $3,834,180,000 in 2025.$0$2B$4B$6B20002020Milk valueofproductionin 2025dollarsMilk valueofproductionDollarsWhat the milk was worth, 1983 to 2025What the milk was worth, 1983 to 2025. 2 series. Milk value of production: $298,353,000 in 1983, $3,834,180,000 in 2025.$0$2B$4B$6B20002020Milk value ofproduction in2025 dollarsMilk value ofproductionDollarsWhat the milk was worth, 1983 to 2025What the milk was worth, 1983 to 2025. 2 series. Milk value of production: $298,353,000 in 1983, $3,834,180,000 in 2025.$0$2B$4B$6B1990200020102020Milk value ofproduction in2025 dollarsMilk value ofproductionDollars

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Milk Production, Disposition, and Income and Agricultural Prices, milk. Published .

Data table (43 rows)
PeriodMilk value of production (dollars)Milk value of production in 2025 dollars (dollars)
1983$298,353,000$964,384,135
1984$280,637,000$869,577,649
1985$293,839,000$879,176,665
1986$279,513,000$821,051,585
1987$273,125,000$774,037,693
1988$294,336,000$801,009,424
1989$328,287,000$852,336,304
1990$359,778,000$886,212,767
1991$324,009,000$765,876,868
1992$376,560,000$864,083,080
1993$393,938,000$877,685,685
1994$461,742,000$1,003,067,508
1995$513,620,000$1,085,015,510
1996$658,165,000$1,350,488,302
1997$638,739,000$1,281,230,840
1998$835,925,000$1,651,044,186
1999$838,890,000$1,621,097,018
2000$765,638,000$1,431,427,379
2001$1,047,195,000$1,903,653,867
2002$921,515,000$1,649,112,305
2003$1,009,010,000$1,765,454,926
2004$1,363,950,000$2,324,585,256
2005$1,422,540,000$2,344,991,271
2006$1,286,790,000$2,054,925,759
2007$2,055,722,000$3,191,950,053
2008$2,105,865,000$3,148,904,083
2009$1,433,700,000$2,151,468,880
2010$1,903,177,000$2,809,895,224
2011$2,438,184,000$3,489,640,620
2012$2,426,882,000$3,403,040,462
2013$2,578,752,000$3,563,795,701
2014$3,204,663,000$4,358,098,558
2015$2,357,038,000$3,201,592,649
2016$2,361,065,000$3,167,109,081
2017$2,516,876,000$3,305,689,499
2018$2,378,393,000$3,049,325,497
2019$2,861,205,000$3,603,049,873
2020$2,988,160,000$3,717,064,556
2021$3,069,044,000$3,646,371,305
2022$4,290,024,000$4,719,356,227
2023$3,466,362,000$3,662,499,693
2024$3,881,016,000$3,983,135,953
2025$3,834,180,000$3,834,180,000

Source

Organization
USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service
Dataset
Milk Production, Disposition, and Income and Agricultural Prices, milk
Geography
50 states, the United States, and Idaho counties
Time coverage
1867-2026
Update frequency
Annual
Published
Original file
https://quickstats.nass.usda.gov/
Methodology
https://www.nass.usda.gov/Surveys/Guide_to_NASS_Surveys/Milk_Production/
License
Public domain. U.S. federal government work.
Our copy
Milk Production, Disposition, and Income and Agricultural Prices, milk

Caveats

  • This is a sample survey estimate, not a full enumeration, and is revised in later NASS releases.
  • Understand Idaho pulls this series through USDA's Quick Stats programmatic API, which requires a registration key. The interactive tool linked above needs no key and returns the same figures.
  • Not every state publishes a full-year total in every year; a state missing from a given year was not surveyed for an annual figure that year, not withheld.

Milk price received in 2025 dollars:

Organization
USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service
Dataset
Milk price received in 2025 dollars (computed by Understand Idaho)
Geography
50 states, the United States, and Idaho counties
Time coverage
1867-2026
Update frequency
Annual
Published
Original file
https://quickstats.nass.usda.gov/
License
Public domain. U.S. federal government work.
Our copy
Milk price received in 2025 dollars (computed by Understand Idaho)

Caveats

  • Computed by Understand Idaho from Milk Production, Disposition, and Income and Agricultural Prices, milk and Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), U.S. city average, all items; it is not a figure the publisher releases.
  • Price received is for the marketing year rather than the calendar year, so it can be published on a different schedule than that year's production figures.
  • The index is set so the average of the years 1982 through 1984 equals 100; a value is meaningful only compared with the index in another year, not against a dollar amount.
  • This is CPI-U (all urban consumers), U.S. city average, all items, not seasonally adjusted. BLS publishes no Idaho or other state-level Consumer Price Index; the nearest published sub-national series is the CPI-U for the West region, a multi-state Census region that is not Idaho and is not the series stored here.
  • The annual average for a year is not published until BLS has released all twelve months of that year, so the newest year in this dataset lags the current year by several months.
  • BLS published an annual average for 2025 based on eleven of the twelve months: October 2025 data was not collected because of that year's lapse in appropriations, the same gap documented in this site's Unemployment (LAUS) dataset.
  • Early years in this series carry one decimal place of precision and recent years carry three, exactly as BLS publishes them; this reflects a change in the Bureau's own published precision over the series' history, not a difference this site introduced.

Inputs: Milk Production, Disposition, and Income and Agricultural Prices, milk and Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), U.S. city average, all items.

Milk value of production in 2025 dollars:

Organization
USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service
Dataset
Milk value of production in 2025 dollars (computed by Understand Idaho)
Geography
50 states, the United States, and Idaho counties
Time coverage
1867-2026
Update frequency
Annual
Published
Original file
https://quickstats.nass.usda.gov/
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Milk value of production in 2025 dollars (computed by Understand Idaho)

Inputs: Milk Production, Disposition, and Income and Agricultural Prices, milk and Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), U.S. city average, all items.

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